As per Decree 1079-03, President Hipolito Mejia authorized the exoneration of taxes on books and magazines entering through customs on grounds that educational materials are necessary tools for the advancement of Dominican culture and learning.
Diario Libre also reports that President Mejia signed Decree 1079-03 to permit the exoneration of taxes and tariffs on the import of raw materials, packaging material, inputs, machinery, equipment and spare parts for the manufacture of medicines for human and animal use entering the country.